tozoologist Loren Coleman set out on the ultimate mission: to uncover the fun and intriguing phenomena that exist right here in the United States. In Mysterious America, a fun and compulsively readable guidebook to America's most popular local legends, he prepares readers for their own adventure -- where to find the unbelievable spectacles on their journey, including:

• Phantom panthers haunting eastern North America
• Bay State ghosts and spirits
• Mad gassers in Illinois
• Champ, the famous Lake Champlain monster
• The Minnesota Iceman
• The Missouri Momo and the infamous Eastern Bigfoot
• And many more!

Coleman's witty insight and astonishing experiences will captivate followers of Charles Fort and just-plain-curious readers alike. For, as Coleman frankly reveals, these strange creatures and unimaginable wonders may lie just beyond your own backyard....